Final negotiations are underway for a Loveland church to purchase the Metrolux Dine-In Theatres in downtown Loveland in a transaction that, at least for now, will have the building hosting religious services as well as continuing as a first-run movie house. According to the Loveland Reporter Herald, the building would not be used as a homeless shelter or 24-hour prayer center, as some social-media rumors have contended. The 7-year-old, seven-screen film center at 285 E. Third St. that is part of downtown Loveland’s Foundry mixed-use center was listed for sale for $4.5 million last fall amid struggling attendance numbers.
